What Women Love Consignment Boutique opened Tuesday at 414 S. Main St. The new shop, owned by Dyane Bjordal, features home decor and high-quality women's clothing, shoes and accessories, from casual to career. Bjordal said she saw a need for business and casual women's clothing. "Every woman should treat themselves well," she said, adding that customers are treated well at her store. What Women Love connects through Canterbury Ltd. to Bjordal's other business, Buzy Kidz and the Picket Fence, which offers children's and maternity clothing.

WASHINGTON - Patricia Ohlemiller packed up her Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope recently and headed to the Gaithersburg, Md., iSold It eBay drop-off center. She hoped to recoup $150, minus commission, of its original $350 value. Planning to retire next year and worried about putting her house on the market, Ohlemiller said, "I'd rather sell stuff I don't need and get the cash. " Colleen Magro dragged a heavy box to the Bethesda, Md., offices of Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers and Appraisers a couple of weeks ago for appraisal day. Inside were carefully wrapped Chinese ceramics and Brazilian sculptures set with semi-precious stones that she hoped to consign.

Hundreds of pairs of jeans line the walls, along with shirts and accessories, and, although most are secondhand, they look new. Welcome to one of Aberdeen's several consignment stores. Not only are there six shops in town, but another one, Russ's Man Cave is set to open Thursday. Six of those stores have opened within the past seven years. The stores are Closet to Closet, It's So You!, Centsable Fashions, What Women Love, Buzy Kids and Urban. Shirley Kessler, owner of Closet to Closet on Main Street, is opening Russ's Man Cave.

SIOUX FALLS - Tom Van Asselt, Colton, S.D., judged the Sioux Empire Farm Show Charolais Show Jan. 26 in Sioux Falls. Van Asselt chose lot 4, MC Top Shelf 491, a consignment from McGunegill Charolais, Jasper, Minn., as champion bull. He was sired by JAB Top Shelf 690 Polled and out of MC Ireland 791 ET. He sold for $5,000 to Jeff Burg, Wessington Springs, S.D. Reserve champion bull went to lot 9, MC Top Shelf 221, a consignment from McGunegill Charolais. He was sired by JAB Top Shelf 690 and out of MC Miss Ease 71. He was the second highest selling bull and sold for $5,250 to Walter Ranschau, Inwood, Iowa.

The American Angus Association is now accepting consignments for the 2014 National Western Angus Bull Sale held during the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. The sale is set for Jan. 15, 2014, and producers can save $50 by acting now. Consignments received on or before Sept. 15 are $400 per head. From Sept. 16 through the Oct. 1 entry deadline, the fee is $450 per head. Consignments must have Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR) performance information to be eligible.

SLAYTON, Minn. - Twenty years after the Herrig family of rural Slayton, Minn. started showing sheep, it has solidified its position as leaders in the industry. The family recently completed the "Triple Crown" of sheep shows -- an achievement so rare that if it's happened before, no one remembers it. The family won three different events over the course of two months in the three different states, with the final win coming at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. "I don't know of anyone that has done that before," said Greg Deakin, owner of Banner Sale Management Service, which organizes both the National Cornbelt All-Breeds Sheep Show and Sale and the Ohio Hampshire Showcase Sale.

An Aberdeen sporting goods store with roots dating back more than 50 years is closing. Play It Again Sports at 224 S. Main St. starts its going-out-of-business sale today and will close its doors for the last time 4 p.m. July 20, owner Chad Masters said. It has been on Main Street for about 10 years, but had been downtown on Third Avenue Southwest for many years. The sporting goods industry has changed, Masters said. "Our closing is a sign of the times," he said. "Smaller sporting goods stores have a hard time making it. " There are several reasons, including customers buying products over the Internet, increased shopping at big-box retailers and school sports teams buying uniforms and equipment direct rather than going through a middle man, he said.

Q. What do you sell at What Women Love? A. Dyane Bjordal: We sell top-of-the-line brand-name women's clothing, home decor, furniture, shoes, purses and accessories. Q. What is your specialty? A. We are a high-end consignment store that specializes in selling gently used clothing, home decor and furniture. Q. How does one go about consigning items at your place? A. Everyone is welcome to bring in up to 10 items daily before 3 p.m. with no appointment. If customers make an appointment beforehand, they can bring up to 25 items.

SIOUX FALLS - William Doig, Waldron, Ind., judged the Sioux Empire Farm Show Hereford Show Jan. 24 in Sioux Falls. Doig chose lot 25, SMAK LHF Inferno 65Y, a consignment from Starmak Herefords, Tea, S.D., as champion bull. He was sired by LG Inferno 42R and out of AH Online Miss 10R. He sold for $4,000 to Rich Fiene, Echo, Minn. Reserve champion bull went to lot 13, LCX Super Correct 1203 ET, a consignment from Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D. He was sired by Star TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET and out of MSU Keepsake 14S. He was the highest selling bull and sold for $6,000 to Mike Andersen, Menno, S.D. The second highest selling bull was lot 11, a consignment from Sleepy Hollow Farm, Centerville, S.D. He sold to Braun Farms, Garretson, S.D., for $5,000.

Casual Consignments at 424 S. Main St. will close sometime in January, said Lily Bellikka, one of its owners. All merchandise is now on sale, Bellikka said. Discounts will increase until the store closes, she said. Bellikka and Natayla Foley opened the store in March. "I want to be able to spend more time with my kids," Bellikka said. "I think another consignment store can make it in Aberdeen, but it is a very time consuming business. It just takes too much time away from my family.